Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-10
CRISP AND CASUAL.
AN INTERESTING RESUME OF THE MOST
NOTEWORTHY TOPICS OF THE INTERIOR.
An Unusually Bright Array Of News Items, the
Result Of a Careful Scrutiny Of the Local
Columns Of the State Press.

lie lAhNtuhOOu IcuIlOtl Inns plIiCS Ills
(Monday) morning.
The Braxtou Central says they have had
snow in that county.
The recent tournament at Waverly, neal
Parkersburg, was a great success.
The new Kanawha county jail has been
contracted for. The building is TO cost
$27, OO0.
Harry B. Smith, OF Charleston, and A.
l.. Hall, of GIlIner, have been appointed
notaries public.
The rumOr has broken ont afresh that
the son of James u. Blaine will wed a
BuckhannOn belle.
The Grand Lodge of West Virginia,
knights of Pytnias, will meet i'll Wellsbnrg
Oh the 18th and 18th.
1t seems to be quite . common thing for
Weston young men tn don female apparel
and promenade the streets.
The dwelling of William Shultz, in
Tygart district, Wood county, was entire
ly destroyed by fire a few days ago.
An ~iucendiary recently set fire to and
destroyed the residence of David Hamrick,
in Braxton county. The loss is $1,000.
The Paper Mill company at Harper's
Ferry has increased their force to over two
hundred men, and are. pushing the work
as fast as possible.
Frank Wehrle, a brakeman on the Ka-
nawha and Ohio road, fell under the
wheels offs moving train, a few days ago,
and was cut in two.
Mr.. VIM. Bennett, OF High Top" i'll
Irish Corner District, Greenbrier county,
sold this year $l5.6 60 worth of peaches gath
cred from one hye-year-Old tree.
On petition and recommendation OF
Judge Guthrie and Prosecuting Attorney
Burdett, Henry S.. Hallwood's fine of $40
and costs for unlawfully selling spirituous
liquors was RENTED by Governor Wilson.
One night last week some one tried to
blow up the store of $. Emswiller, on Lost
River, near MoOrefield.- 4 can of rock
powder with q fuse in it was found under
the building. 1t had been lighted, but
went ont before it burned to the powder.
The cadet corps at Norgantown now
numbers ninety-eight, the largest it has
ever been. There are still about ten
vacancies and a number of applications to
ill them. As soon as the corps numbers
one hundred, three companies, a full
battalion, will be formed.
At Martinsburg, as the result of a quar-
rel, George VOlgamott stabbed John Crabb,
on last Sunday night, rs he was returning
from church, intlicting n serious wound.
Dr. Daniels, the physician in attendance,
pronounced Crabb i'll n critical condition.
Both parties are quite young.
Tuesday night, last week, a mob seized
Ed Eldridge, Of Ronceverte, husband OF
the recently murdered colored woman, took
him to the outskirts OF town, and under
threats of hanging, tried to eXtort "a con-
any knowledge of the crime, and was re-
leased.
Huntington is suffering from the "nigger
shooter" The AdUertiSer says: about
one hundred lights in the windows of the
school building on Third avenue, and one
of the large stained glass windows of the
Episcopal church, have been broken by
stones from rubber slings in the hands Of
some young outlaws of this city"
During the last swell in the Kanawha
following boats with coal barges went out
through lock u: Little Samson, with four
barges; Iron Cliff, with four barges; Budd,
with five barges; John r., with three
bargcs; j. ID. Lewis, with four barges.
The aggregate number of bushels was 49,,
600. These were four feet barges, there
not being enough water to take ont the
larger barges.
Bernard Martin was thrown from a horse
was badly injured. lie was riding the
horse from pasture into town and is sup
posed to have been riding rapidly, when
the animal fell, throwing HIM violently
on his head. A large cash is cut above
his left ear and when found he was I'M
conscious. He is badly, and it is feared
fatally, hurt.
Mrs. Jessie Cooper, of Greenbrier county,
boasts of a cucumber that measures three
feet ten inches in length, and James l..
Richmond, of Raleigh county, exhibits
with pride two CuCumbers grown on his
place, one of which is fifteen inches in
length and eleven inches in circumference,
the other thirteen inches IN length hand
ten inches in circumference.
One day last week Hezekiah Turley, OF
the Forks of Coal, kanawha county,
placed in his bureau drawer, $1,000, q
payment which had been made him, lock-
ing the drawer. The money was seen Sat
urday, hut Tuesday, upon going to the
bureau. it was discovered the lock had
been broken and the money stolen. Not
IrNu,,,, yplan tho DNnnay NUal lalnn thnra
is no clue to the thief.
About three weeks ago a. Mr.. VIM. Sny.
der, whose home is near Princeton, was
assisting in locating and opening out a new
road near Clayton, Summers county, he
had the misfortune to he bitten on the
wrist by a large rattlesnake. The ordinary
remedies were applied and Mr.. S. proceeded
with his work. In the course of a couple
of weeks he was alarmed TO find that he
was rapidly sinking under the influence OF
the deadly poison. Medical aid has so far
kept the man alive.
A man named McGinnis, q merchant at
Mole Hill. Richie county, was arrested
and tried upon complaint of n man named
Beckett, for stealing two ducks. McGin-
| his IlONCu lulL hC ulh ho WV 'N'''i
and il was further proved that one OF the
missing birds happened to he a drake. The
case was dismissed at Beckett's cost. Nc
Ginnis has now brought suit against
Beckett for false arrest, claiming damages
Ia the tune of 81, 900.
4 little child, aged three years, belong
ing To Mr.. Nine, who lives at Sanders
Mill, near Terra Alta, strayed away from
the house last Sunday morning and could
not he found. The little one was searched
for all day Sunday, but all to no no pur.
pose! The search was again continued
Monday morning, when the child was
found about one mile from home seated in
a barn yard holding a handful of chest
nuts, and to all appearances unhurt.
Isaac Lazear, jr., son Of the long Ike, so
Familiarity known to our police officers,